I hated the whole idea of being an actress. I used to throw up before every performance and cry afterward. Judy Holliday More Quotes by Judy Holliday More Quotes From Judy Holliday Lovers have a right to betray you... friends don't. Judy Holliday betrayedloversfriendship You have to be smart to play a dumb blonde over and over again and keep the audience's attention without extraordinary physical equipment. Judy Holliday smartdumbplay Never do nothing you wouldnt want printed on the front page of The New York Times. Judy Holliday pagesnew-yorkwant If you can handle a nightclub audience successfully, you can handle anything Judy Holliday nightclubsaudiencehandle I'm trying to eliminate every vestige of my own personality, style, approach and get into somebody else's skin. Sometimes I feel I've accomplished it. But when I don't, I'm nobody at all, having left myself at home Judy Holliday stylepersonalityhome Of course I work hard. Why shouldn't I? Who am I to think I should get things the easy way? Judy Holliday hard-workwaythinking In repose, my face looks as though I had gone through a terrible deal in the last five minutes. I have to disguise the expression and get a glassy-eyed look. That's something I learned from my dog. Judy Holliday expressiondoglooks I get very nervous whenever I think about it. I've never done a serious play, and I have such awe of the woman - she's really my only idol. It's going to be a big stretch - certain people come out on stage and your face muscles automatically tense and you get ready to smile. Judy Holliday smilefearthinking Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers have written a good part, a fact which is often overlooked. Judy Holliday composergivingfacts We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work so much we couldn't hide it and the club owners paid us accordingly. Judy Holliday ownersprestigeclubs We were wavering around like a ship without a sail. Judy Holliday sailinginspirationalfunny I've always loved words. I ate up all the books I could get my hands on, and when I couldn't get books, I read candy wrappers and labels on cereal and toothpaste boxes. Judy Holliday cerealbookhands People have a hard time making me dress up to look like a classy gal. Judy Holliday hard-timesdressespeople I want a part where I can use my own hair, my own voice, and maybe even be literate. Judy Holliday voiceusehair I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more important I thought the experience must be. Hating it, I convinced myself it must be invaluable. Judy Holliday hatepainfulimportant I suppose that if I could have quit, I would have, because in those days I never wanted to be an actress, the acting was something to do while I waited for a chance to study writing and directing. But I guess I was just meant to be an actress. Because, here I am. Judy Holliday actinghere-i-amwriting I am not an 'instant' actor... to really do anything, I've got to try it five or six or a dozen times. Judy Holliday dozenactorstrying I'm a born and bred New Yorker. I belong here. Everytime I leave it's like losing a leg. Judy Holliday legsbornlosing It's tough when take 1 is technically okay and take 2 has better acting. Out here (Hollywood) they print the first one. That's the one where we all hit the mark on the floor and who cares about the acting. Judy Holliday who-careshollywoodacting I was bargaining for time away from Hollywood, and Columbia was bargaining for money. I got what I wanted and they got what they wanted. They knew I was so anxious to do Born Yesterday that I'd have done it for a dollar. They gave me the next best thing. Judy Holliday dollarshollywoodyesterday
